digitalize

American  

[dij-i-tl-ahyz, dij-i-tal-ahyz] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tlˌaɪz, ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl aɪz /

especially British, digitalise

verb (used with object)

digitalized, digitalizing

1. Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.

2. Computers. to digitize.

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digitalize British  

/ ˈdɪdʒɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to administer digitoxin or digoxin to (a patient) for the treatment of certain heart disorders

2. another word for digitize

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Other Word Forms

• digitalization noun

Etymology

Origin of digitalize

First recorded in 1925–30; digital(is) + -ize

Example Sentences

The theater affords a space — one of the few left in our digitalized world — for this kind of reflective gathering.

From Los Angeles Times

It also includes the introduction of a so-called European Business Wallet – a digital tool for European companies and public bodies designed to help them to digitalize operations and processes such as exchanging documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

But who better than artists to fearlessly hold the mirror up to an ever-more digitalized human nature?

From Los Angeles Times

Service robots have seen booming demand as well, given a shortage of workers and increased reliability in digitalized factories, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the course of the next two hours, the onstage Snook interacts seamlessly with these digitalized selves.

From New York Times